St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – A Mother’s Perspective

Posted on April 24, 2015

Last week, I spent three days in Memphis, TN at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I first had the amazing opportunity to visit St. Jude a couple of years ago on behalf of Black And Married With Children for the annual Celebration of Hope event (you can read about my experience here). This year, I was invited to attend a special intimate blogger event to learn more about the story behind this amazing hospital and research being done to save so many sick children.

Your child has cancer.

No parent ever wants to hear these four words. But the reality of it is that many parents do. It’s bad enough to hear those words, and then to have to figure out (for many families) how they’re going to pay for the treatment their would need. I can’t wrap my mind around the stress of caring for a sick child and trying to figure out how to finance it. Like most parents, I would do anything to save my child and get them whatever they needed, at any cost.

Thank God for the vision of Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude. At this amazing hospital, which is leading the world in finding cures and saving children, no parent ever receives a bill. Ever. As in never. The only thing a parent of a St. Jude patient hasto worry about is taking care of their sick child. Everything else is taken care of by St. Jude and the many generous donors. It takes over two million dollars to run this hospital on a daily basis, and the average donation to St. Jude is only $30. I find that incredible. And it was a great reminder that no donation is too small.

I’ve always been a supporter of St. Jude. So I’m just as excited to be a part of their blogger ambassador team. And in the coming weeks and months, I’ll be sharing with you the stories of patients and staff because I think if more people knew the extent of blessings that this hospital is to so many, more would be inclined to get involved. I will also be sharing my experiences from serving food to the families to being able to speaking directly with some of the patients, visiting the Target House, and more.

One of the fabulous mommy bloggers I met on this trip was Melissa. She’s a veteran ambassador for St. Jude and shared some great insight on how we can help spread the message of the amazing work being done there. She runs the blog 4boysmother.com and also writes for Huffington Post, amongst other great sites. She shared this heartwarming post, and I wanted to share it here because it is exactly what was going through my head while in Memphis.

Melissa Fenton is a humor writer. Find her in the laundry room, kitchen, or running through a pasture, and also writing about her four sons at 4boysmother.com and onFacebook.

Over the next several weeks and months, I’ll be sharing more details for the things we learned and did while at St. Jude. I’ll also be sharing opportunities for how you can join us in helping St. Jude continue to find cures and save children. For more info, please visit: www.stjude.org

Thank you to St. Jude for inviting me to be a part of such an amazing cause.

is a FLY Mom Mentor & CEO of Moms ‘N Charge®. A happy wife to an amazing hubby of 11 years, and homeschooling mother of three, she teaches moms how to FLY (First Love Yourself). She uses her corporate background to work with women who are ready to start a new business, accelerate their career growth & design a life they love. She's on a mission to help moms to battle the mom guilt epidemic, so they can begin to put themselves first on their never-ending list of priorities. Sign up at MomsNCharge.com for her FREE E-book: 5 Simple Tips to Conquer Mompreneurship + the KILLER™ Strategy System to Accomplishing Your Goals!

Congrats Christine! I love St. Jude and I try to donate and support them whenever I can. St. Jude is truly doing God’s work but providing such awesome care and comfort to families when they need it most.Vashti (veepeejay.com) would like you to check out…5 Things To Do In Grenada

MJ

April 27, 2015 at 7:50 AM

Congrats on your ambassadorship! This is perfect for you. I had the opportunity to get to know more about St. Jude last summer via an interview with them and Black Girls Run. I’ve been a long time supporter but getting to know more on an intimate level is excellent. They are a true blessing to families!

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